Last edition's Main Event champion Steve O'Dwyer is in the field, and he is sitting on the very chair that he won the trophy on after taking said chair home in 2022. The chair has supposed lucky qualities, but those are yet to appear so far today.
In the latest hand O'Dwyer played, David O'Kelly limped from under the gun, small blind Fintan Hand completed, and O'Dwyer checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and the action checked to O'Kelly, who put out a bet of 600. Hand got out of the way but O'Dwyer stuck around and made the call.
The turn 
saw O'Dwyer check-raise the 1,500 bet from O'Kelly to 4,500. O'Kelly swiftly called and the pair checked down the 
turn.
O'Dwyer could only show missed draws with 
, while O'Kelly flopped a set with 
. No presents yet for O'Dwyer, whose birthday also happens to be today.
. O'Dwyer checked and Allberg bet 6,000, which O'Dwyer called. 
and O'Dwyer checked to the aggressor once again. Allberg shoved all in and O'Dwyer quickly called. 
for pocket aces and O'Dwyer flipped 
for a turned straight. The river came a blank and O'Dwyer near enough doubled up, his lucky chair finally coming into play. 
and Berkvens checked to Fawzi, who threw in a T-5000 chip for a new bet. Berkvens called again, and the 
river was put on the felt.
for top two pair with the best kicker. A cooler in favor of Berkvens, who chipped up nicely.
turn and 
